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Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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May 2022 |
Apr. 2023 |
May 2023 |
May 2022 |
Jan. 2023 |
Feb. 2023 |
Mar. 2023 |
Apr. 2023 |
May 2023 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
203,039 | 204,261 | 204,345 | 203,039 | 204,062 | 204,118 | 204,186 | 204,261 | 204,345 |
Civilian labor force |
125,560 | 126,873 | 127,111 | 125,721 | 126,699 | 126,756 | 126,933 | 127,174 | 127,273 |
Participation rate |
61.8 | 62.1 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 62.3 |
Employed |
121,823 | 123,300 | 123,247 | 121,669 | 122,776 | 122,738 | 122,831 | 123,224 | 123,112 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.0 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 59.9 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 60.2 |
Unemployed |
3,737 | 3,574 | 3,864 | 4,052 | 3,924 | 4,017 | 4,102 | 3,950 | 4,161 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Not in labor force |
77,479 | 77,388 | 77,233 | 77,318 | 77,362 | 77,362 | 77,253 | 77,087 | 77,072 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
65,632 | 66,340 | 66,450 | 65,618 | 66,118 | 66,083 | 66,304 | 66,299 | 66,433 |
Participation rate |
70.1 | 70.2 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 69.9 | 70.2 | 70.1 | 70.2 |
Employed |
63,780 | 64,496 | 64,521 | 63,589 | 64,210 | 64,125 | 64,287 | 64,363 | 64,343 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.1 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 67.9 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 68.0 |
Unemployed |
1,852 | 1,844 | 1,928 | 2,029 | 1,908 | 1,958 | 2,018 | 1,936 | 2,089 |
Unemployment rate |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
55,208 | 55,825 | 55,878 | 55,299 | 55,637 | 55,733 | 55,656 | 55,882 | 55,950 |
Participation rate |
57.0 | 57.4 | 57.5 | 57.1 | 57.3 | 57.4 | 57.3 | 57.5 | 57.5 |
Employed |
53,754 | 54,463 | 54,379 | 53,715 | 54,093 | 54,142 | 53,994 | 54,304 | 54,323 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.5 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 55.4 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.9 | 55.9 |
Unemployed |
1,455 | 1,361 | 1,499 | 1,585 | 1,544 | 1,591 | 1,661 | 1,578 | 1,627 |
Unemployment rate |
2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,719 | 4,709 | 4,784 | 4,803 | 4,944 | 4,940 | 4,973 | 4,993 | 4,890 |
Participation rate |
37.8 | 37.7 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 39.8 | 39.9 | 39.1 |
Employed |
4,289 | 4,340 | 4,347 | 4,366 | 4,472 | 4,471 | 4,550 | 4,557 | 4,445 |
Employment-population ratio |
34.4 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 35.0 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 35.5 |
Unemployed |
430 | 369 | 437 | 438 | 472 | 469 | 423 | 436 | 445 |
Unemployment rate |
9.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
34,079 | 34,583 | 34,613 | 34,079 | 34,487 | 34,519 | 34,550 | 34,583 | 34,613 |
Civilian labor force |
21,441 | 21,756 | 21,878 | 21,464 | 21,697 | 21,893 | 22,152 | 21,790 | 21,874 |
Participation rate |
62.9 | 62.9 | 63.2 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 64.1 | 63.0 | 63.2 |
Employed |
20,147 | 20,809 | 20,662 | 20,125 | 20,535 | 20,654 | 21,037 | 20,766 | 20,641 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.1 | 60.2 | 59.7 | 59.1 | 59.5 | 59.8 | 60.9 | 60.0 | 59.6 |
Unemployed |
1,294 | 947 | 1,216 | 1,339 | 1,162 | 1,239 | 1,114 | 1,025 | 1,234 |
Unemployment rate |
6.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
Not in labor force |
12,638 | 12,827 | 12,735 | 12,615 | 12,790 | 12,626 | 12,399 | 12,793 | 12,738 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
9,993 | 9,986 | 10,103 | 9,975 | 10,115 | 10,218 | 10,400 | 10,005 | 10,084 |
Participation rate |
69.0 | 67.6 | 68.4 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 69.3 | 70.5 | 67.8 | 68.2 |
Employed |
9,430 | 9,540 | 9,536 | 9,409 | 9,579 | 9,700 | 9,860 | 9,556 | 9,519 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.1 | 64.6 | 64.5 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.8 | 66.8 | 64.7 | 64.4 |
Unemployed |
563 | 447 | 567 | 567 | 535 | 518 | 539 | 449 | 565 |
Unemployment rate |
5.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,705 | 11,082 | 11,058 | 10,725 | 10,804 | 10,877 | 10,986 | 11,054 | 11,051 |
Participation rate |
62.5 | 64.1 | 63.9 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 63.0 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 63.9 |
Employed |
10,115 | 10,658 | 10,491 | 10,095 | 10,301 | 10,319 | 10,522 | 10,573 | 10,469 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.1 | 61.6 | 60.6 | 59.0 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 60.9 | 61.1 | 60.5 |
Unemployed |
590 | 423 | 567 | 630 | 504 | 558 | 464 | 481 | 582 |
Unemployment rate |
5.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
743 | 688 | 717 | 764 | 778 | 797 | 766 | 732 | 740 |
Participation rate |
30.0 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 31.7 | 30.4 | 29.0 | 29.2 |
Employed |
602 | 611 | 635 | 622 | 655 | 635 | 655 | 637 | 653 |
Employment-population ratio |
24.3 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 25.2 | 25.8 |
Unemployed |
140 | 77 | 82 | 142 | 123 | 163 | 111 | 95 | 87 |
Unemployment rate |
18.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 20.4 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 11.7 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,815 | 17,557 | 17,511 | 16,815 | 17,541 | 17,444 | 17,545 | 17,557 | 17,511 |
Civilian labor force |
10,854 | 11,319 | 11,348 | 10,916 | 11,240 | 11,348 | 11,390 | 11,396 | 11,408 |
Participation rate |
64.5 | 64.5 | 64.8 | 64.9 | 64.1 | 65.1 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 65.1 |
Employed |
10,613 | 11,017 | 11,034 | 10,652 | 10,926 | 10,962 | 11,067 | 11,073 | 11,073 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.1 | 62.7 | 63.0 | 63.4 | 62.3 | 62.8 | 63.1 | 63.1 | 63.2 |
Unemployed |
241 | 302 | 315 | 263 | 313 | 386 | 323 | 323 | 335 |
Unemployment rate |
2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Not in labor force |
5,961 | 6,238 | 6,163 | 5,899 | 6,301 | 6,096 | 6,154 | 6,162 | 6,104 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |